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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

My baby sister asked me the other day what I gave up for the Lenten season and I told her I didn't give up anything. Instead, I'm incorporating juicing back into my lifestyle. Yes, back. Last year, Ryan and I did a juice detox after watching the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. It was inspiring and it definitely made me want to eat better and cleaner and it also made me want to completely eliminate eating processed foods.

During our detox, I posted pictures of my juice concoctions on Facebook and Instagram. Consequently, friends were intrigued and inspired. I told them to watch the documentary and after they did, they joined the detox. One of my girlfriends juiced for 60+ days!

Why? We all had our individual reasons. In the documentary, there was a woman who suffered from chronic migraines and juicing helped her be free of migraines. That was my motivation. I suffer from migraines that last from 2-4 days. It's debilitating and unproductive, especially with Nursing school and clinicals. After the detox and juicing here and there for a month or so, I did NOT experience any migraines whatsoever. I was convinced! I didn't lose any weight like my friends did, but hello...I didn't need to. Ryan chose to detox for energy. It was rough for him the first two days, but after that, he did feel a lot more energized and he additionally lost some inches around his waist. Honey bear looked good! A girlfriend in Hawaii did her 10-day juice detox to live a healthier lifestyle. Ever since then or from what I can see on Facebook posts, she juices daily for herself, baby boy, and beau. In addition, she shops for the freshest ingredients, makes her own oils, grows her own herbs, and cooks every meal using mostly unprocessed items. She's amazing! &&& my classmate/friend who juiced for 60+ days, as I recall did it to be off her daily allergy medication and help with her asthma. She lost 30+ pounds, was able to stay off her allergy meds, her skin cleared up, and she said she felt like she could see better. I was most impressed with her transformation because you could totally see how happy she was with the results and how juicing is now part of her lifestyle. It's not hype.

Because I'm a photo-whore and post what I juice for lunch and dinner, I've recently been asked to send people my juicing recipes. What I can tell you is that my juicing recipes is what you see in the pictures--the types of veggies and fruits. I used juicing recipes from this website when I started last year, but since then, I juice whatever I have in the fridge and I always incorporate a handful of spinach or kale into every juice cos I like my greens. BUT before you start juicing and if you haven't watched the documentary, I highly recommend you do so, even if you're just juicing to juice. Perhaps, it will inspire you to share it with friends or family who could benefit from it.

We arrived in Fullerton at 11:30am and waited in line for about 50 minutes. Nick, Danni's hubby, cool, calm, and collectedly handled the line that went around the block by offering complimentary beverages of Izze fruit juices and handing out swag bags to the first 100 customers.

Once we got into the shop, I went straight for the necklaces since I've been a fan of her jewelry and packaging since I first stumbled upon it on Etsy.

Aren't the displays amazeballs?!?!

It took me about 15 minutes to "shop" and got in line to pay for this filigree pocket watch necklace, but as the line moved and I passed more tables with even more eye candy, I started to collect more things.

Danni and Nick also provided goodies from local vendors, a DIY station that consisted of tassel key chains, buttons, and tattoos, and a photo booth {not pictured}!

The check out line moved slowly, but only because Danni and her mom kindly took the time to talk and thank each customer for their support.

&&& below are a combination of swag goodies and goodies that the beau generously bought for me. Luckily enough, we also got to take advantage of the photo booth before it malfunctioned. Not pictured is a third tote bag that we got as a free gift for spending a certain amount, which I in turn gifted to the baby sister. It read "be brave."

If you wanna check out her retail shop, it's located at:

122 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 103

Fullerton / 92832

Ryan and I are planning a trip to a secret place soon and hopefully we can make a pit stop to see what new goodies are in!